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Latin Legalese List L³
(Total Entries: 113)
I. ⚖️ Legal Latin
(Used in law, trusts, jurisprudence, and legal reasoning.)
1 Ab initio – From the beginning.
2 Actus reus – Guilty act.
3 Ad hoc – For this purpose.
4 Ad hominem – To the person.
5 Ad infinitum – To infinity.
6 Ad litem – For the suit.
7 A fortiori – With stronger reason.
8 A posteriori – From the latter; reasoning from experience.
9 A priori – From the former; reasoning before experience.
10 Amicus curiae – Friend of the court.
11 Bona fide – In good faith.
12 Corpus delicti – The body of the crime.
13 De facto – In fact; existing in reality.
14 De jure – By law; legally recognized.
15 De minimis – About trivial matters.
16 Ex gratia – Out of goodwill.
17 Ex nunc – From now; prospective effect.
18 Ex post facto – After the fact.
19 Ex tunc – From then; retroactive effect.
20 Habeas corpus – You shall have the body.
21 In camera – In private.
22 In flagrante delicto – Caught in the act.
23 In loco parentis – In place of a parent.
24 In personam – Against a person.
25 In perpetuity – Forever; extending through all time.
26 In rem – Against a thing; property-related action.
27 Inter alia – Among other things.
28 Ipso facto – By the fact itself.
29 Jus cogens – Compelling law; peremptory norm.
30 Lex loci – Law of the place.
31 Lex loci delicti – Law of the place where the tort occurred.
32 Mens rea – Guilty mind.
33 Mutatis mutandis – With necessary changes made.
34 Nemo dat quod non habet – No one can give what they do not have.
35 Nolo contendere – No contest.
36 Non compos mentis – Not of sound mind.
37 Nunc pro tunc – Now for then; retroactive correction.
38 Pacta sunt servanda – Agreements must be kept.
39 Per capita – By head; per person.
40 Per curiam – By the court.
41 Per se – By itself.
42 Post mortem – After death.
43 Prima facie – At first glance.
44 Pro bono – For the public good.
45 Pro per – In propria persona; representing oneself.
46 Pro se – On one’s own behalf.
47 Quasi – As if; resembling but not identical.
48 Quid pro quo – Something for something.
49 Ratio decidendi – The reason for the decision.
50 Res ipsa loquitur – The thing speaks for itself.
51 Res judicata – A matter already judged.
52 Semper – Always.
53 Sine qua non – Without which not; essential condition.
54 Situs – Location or site.
55 Stare decisis – To stand by things decided.
56 Sub judice – Under judicial consideration.
57 Ultra vires – Beyond legal authority.
58 Viva voce – By word of mouth; orally.
II. 🧬 Scientific, Academic & Philosophical Latin
(Used in science, academia, medicine, logic, and classical thought.)
1 Alma mater – Nourishing mother (university).
2 Alter ego – Another self.
3 Anno Domini (A.D.) – In the year of our Lord.
4 Carpe diem – Seize the day.
5 Caveat emptor – Let the buyer beware.
6 Cogito ergo sum – I think, therefore I am.
7 Cui bono? – Who benefits?
8 Curriculum vitae (CV) – Course of life.
9 Deus ex machina – God from the machine.
10 E pluribus unum – Out of many, one.
11 Et cetera (etc.) – And the rest.
12 In situ – In its natural place.
13 In vitro – In glass (lab environment).
14 In vivo – In the living body.
15 Magnum opus – Great work.
16 Mea culpa – My fault.
17 Modus operandi (M.O.) – Method of operation.
18 Modus vivendi – Way of living.
19 Mutuum – A loan for consumption (Roman law).
20 Per annum – By the year.
21 Per diem – By the day.
22 Per stirpes – By branch (used in inheritance).
23 Post hoc ergo propter hoc – After this, therefore because of this (logical fallacy).
24 Quorum – Of whom; minimum number required.
25 Rebus sic stantibus – Things thus standing; conditions as they are.
26 Sui generis – Of its own kind.
27 Tabula rasa – Blank slate.
28 Terra firma – Solid ground.
29 Vice versa – The other way around.
III. 🜏 Esoteric, Theological & Hermetic Latin
(Used in philosophy, alchemy, religion, and mystical writings.)
1 Ad astra per aspera – To the stars through difficulties.
2 Anima mundi – Soul of the world.
3 Aqua vitae – Water of life (distillation / spiritual symbol).
4 Ars longa, vita brevis – Art is long, life is short.
5 Ave atque vale – Hail and farewell.
6 Credo quia absurdum – I believe because it is absurd.
7 Deus vult – God wills it.
8 Dominus vobiscum – The Lord be with you.
9 Ex nihilo – From nothing.
10 Fiat lux – Let there be light.
11 Ignis aurum probat – Fire tests gold.
12 In principio erat verbum – In the beginning was the Word.
13 Lux et veritas – Light and truth.
14 Memento mori – Remember you must die.
15 Mens sana in corpore sano – A sound mind in a sound body.
16 Natura naturans – Nature naturing (Spinoza’s creative nature).
17 Nihil obstat – Nothing hinders (ecclesiastical approval).
18 Omnia vincit amor – Love conquers all.
19 Ora et labora – Pray and work.
20 Per aspera ad astra – Through hardships to the stars.
21 Quod est superius est sicut quod est inferius – As above, so below.
22 Scientia potentia est – Knowledge is power.
23 Temet nosce / Nosce te ipsum – Know thyself.
24 Veritas vos liberabit – The truth shall set you free.
25 Vita est militia super terram – Life is a struggle upon the earth.
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